RE: Home Server recommendations ??

[Andy Laurence <andy@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Des Gibbons wrote:
> > > a USB broadband modem ( not sure if you can get USB cable
modems)
> >
> > All cable modems I've seen can use USB or ethernet.
> 
> My cable modem was ethernet only. Havn't paid any attention recently
as I
> don't have cable at the mo /me weeps.

Really?  I stand corrected.

> > > a copy of NAT32+ (www.nat32.com)
> >
> > Win2k does NAT out of the box (I assume that's what this
does).
> 
> Which is great unless you need to use netmeeting.( funny that :/ )

ROFL!  I don't use netmeeting.

> > > Not very upgradeable due to lack of pci slots, but I
wouldn't add any HA
> > > functions to a machine like this :)
> >
> > Why wouldn't you add HA functions to it?
> 
> Reliability. ( Not knocking windows, but the using it as a
workstation
> element)

OK, I see your point.  I use my server for purely server duties, and
checking mail.  This means opening the odd Word/Excel document. 
It's 100% 
reliable.  If it wasn't for the Windows updates, I'd never reboot
it.

Andy
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